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April 6, 2003 Sunday Safar 3, 1424 Martin stuns Pi, faces Xie in final TOKYO, April 5: Camilla Martin of Denmark powered past Pi Hongyan on Saturday to set up a final meeting against China’s Xie Xingfang in the women’s singles at the Japan Open... Monty’s Pass takes Grand National glory LIVERPOOL (England), April 5: Monty’s Pass, a first Grand National runner for Irish trainer Jimmy Mangan, won the world’s most famous steeplechase on Saturday.... Blue’s Night on course for splendid hat trick KARACHI, April 5: Already with two straight victories in the bag, the grey mare Blue’s Night is on course for a splendid hat trick, when the Winter Gymkhana Meeting gets under... PBF lauds Mazhar’s services KARACHI, April 5: Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) lauded the services of Mr. Mazhar Jafri, for the promotion of duplicate bridge in Pakistan in particular world over.... LRC to screen test owners LAHORE, April 5: The Lahore Race Club (LRC) has decided to screen test all horse owners to weed out undesirable elements, who have crept in owners’ ranks.... Super Star fancied to win Kalam Cup LAHORE, April 5: Three-year-old bay colt Super Star, who was beaten to second place in his last outing, should not let his connections down by winning the Kalam Cup during the... Tway and Janzen forge 2-shot lead DULUTH, Georgia, April 5: Former major champions Bob Tway and Lee Janzen moved into a tie for the second round lead on eight-under-par 136 at the $4-million BellSouth Classic on Friday.... Arsenal held after United crush 10-man Liverpool LONDON, April 5: Arsenal’s lead at the top of the premier league was down to just goal difference on Saturday after the champions were held 1-1 at Aston Villa and Manchester... Hanif Raja extends Atiq in thriller KARACHI, April 5: Hanif Raja, almost pulled off a surprise victory, before going down to seeded Atiq Latif Bux by two frames to one, in the Fourth Red & White Billiards... Hooper now fighting for his place BRIDGETOWN, April 5: West Indies Cricket Board and its selection panel started Test series against Australia with a master stroke by appointing Brian Lara as team captain and Ramnaresh Sarwan as... Webber quickest in qualifying SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 5: Jaguar driver Mark Webber was surprisingly quickest in the first qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix Friday.... Phelps finishes with 100m butterfly title INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana), April 5: Michael Phelps felt his 100m butterfly victory at USA Swimming’s spring championships was a bit of a failure, even if it did make him the first male... Oxford out to make history in boat race LONDON, April 5: Oxford must defy history if they are to beat their old rivals Cambridge on Sunday in the 149th edition of the annual race between England’s oldest universities.... Two Greek athletes fail dope tests ATHENS, April 5: Two Greek women athletes have failed drugs tests, the Greek athletics federation (SEGAS) has announced.... David Obuya and Odoyo help Kenya post decent score SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates), April 5: David Obuya struck his maiden half-century and Thomas Odoyo made a solid 46 as World Cup semifinalists Kenya scored a respectable 225 for six against... Australia and Spain cruise into semis: Pakistan face whitewash MALMO (Sweden), April 5: Todd Woodbridge and Wayne Arthurs gave Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead and a place in the Davis Cup semifinals after a 6-4 6-2 6-2 doubles win over... Afridi, Wasim off to winning start CASTRIES (St Lucia), April 5: Pakistan made a winning start in the World Double-Wicket Cricket Championship when they defeated Zimbabwe in the US$175,000 International Cricket Council sanctioned tournament at Beausejour Stadium... Rashid praises perfect strategy SHARJAH, April 5: Pakistan cricket captain Rashid Latif hailed “a perfect plan” done after his side continued their unbeaten run at the Sharjah Cricket Cup with victory over Sri Lanka on... Canada show interest in co-hosting MONTREAL, April 5: Canada may stage some cricket matches at the 2007 World Cup after its administrators held talks with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), which is hosting the event.... Three more umpires join elite panel LONDON, April 5: Three officials have been added to the elite panel of umpires conceived by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in mid-2001 following a series of umpiring controversies and allegations... NZC puts new spin on slow bowlers CHRISTCHURCH, April 5: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is likely to send two young spin bowlers to Sri Lanka with Black Caps tour next week to assist their development.... Wright won’t travel to Dhaka NEW DELHI, April 5: Coach John Wright will not accompany the Indian cricket team to Bangladesh for next week’s triangular one-day series because of his father’s death, the president of the... Myskina downs Dementieva SARASOTA (Florida), April 5: Second seed Anastasia Myskina of Russia battled her way into the semifinals of the Sarasota Open on Friday, slipping past fifth seeded compatriot Elena Dementieva 6-2 3-6... Ganguly should have batted first: Bedi NEW DELHI, April 5: Making a scathing attack on Saurav Ganguly, spin wizard Bishen Singh Bedi on Saturday blamed Indian captain for defeat in the World Cup final to Australia, saying...

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